Fabric having improved pick resistance

ABSTRACT

A fabric is provided of improved pick resistance containing a textured, air jet interlaced yarn comprising a plurality of continuous synthetic thermoplastic filaments. The yarn is further characterized by uniform repeating sections of about 1/8 - 1 inch in length, each said section being composed of a relatively open bulky and lofty portion of false twisted multifilaments and a relatively short node portion where the multifilaments are closer together and are interlaced and encircled.



1. A fabric of improved pick resistance containing a textured, air jet interlaced yarn comprising a plurality of continuous synthetic thermoplastic filaments, said yarn being characterized by uniform repeating sections of about 1/8 -1 inch in length, each said section being composed of a relatively open bulky and lofty portion of false twisted multifilaments and a relatively short node portion where the multifilaments are closer together and are interlaced and encircled.
 2. A knit fabric according to claim
 1. 3. A double knit fabric according to claim
 1. 4. The fabric of claim 1 wherein the length of the node portion of the yarn is from 1/10 to 1/5 of the length of the relatively open portion.
 5. A fabric according to claim 1 wherein the yarn comprises two separately false twisted ends of yarn which have been interlaced.
 6. A fabric according to claim 5 wherein the one yarn end has S-torque therein and the other end has Z-torque therein. 